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Drug Topics January/February 2025
Volume 169
Issue 01

2025 ACIP Immunization Schedules

More detailed information can be found on the CDC’s website at www.cdc.gov/vaccines.

Another new year means another update to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) immunization schedules.¹ In 2024, ACIP made a number of changes to vaccine recommendations, including a new 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, new respiratory syncytial virus vaccines for adults and pregnant women, and more.

The following tables have been created using the CDC’s recommended immunization schedules for 2025.

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Reference

Immunization schedules. CDC. November 21, 2024. Accessed January 27, 2025. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/index.html

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Q&A: Statin, Nonstatin Combination Therapy to Treat Patients’ Cardiovascular Risk | ASHP Midyear

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2025 ACIP Immunization Schedules

Reference

Immunization schedules. CDC. November 21, 2024. Accessed January 27, 2025. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/index.html

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